Ku Klux Klan Collection, 1964 Z/2432
The Ku Klux Klan Collection, 1964, was transferred to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) in 2026. A small blue case held a Klan robe and hood, a charter from Salem, Mississippi; organizational documents; a single-entry ledger listing names and dates scattered between April 1964 and January 1965; a yellow, spiral-bound notebook with meeting notes from April 9, 1964, to September 10, 1964; a Blue Horse composition notebook containing nominations and votes, names abstained, and other unidentified notes; an empty Tylertown Bank deposit book; blank membership applications; and other ephemera concerning Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, The White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi, and the United Klans of America, Inc. Also included were forms and receipts from the Mississippi Constitutional Council. All non-blank pages were scanned and can be accessed here. The original documents can be viewed in the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. The blue case, robe, and hood are in the care of the Two Mississippi Museums. DPS Freedom Rider Files, 1960-1966 (Series 2985) are also available for research.
Read MoreThe Ku Klux Klan Collection, 1964, was transferred to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) in 2026. A small blue case held a Klan robe and hood, a charter from Salem, Mississippi; organizational documents; a single-entry ledger listing names and dates scattered between April 1964 and January 1965; a yellow, spiral-bound notebook with meeting notes from April 9, 1964, to September 10, 1964; a Blue Horse composition notebook containing nominations and votes, names abstained, and other unidentified notes; an empty Tylertown Bank deposit book; blank membership applications; and other ephemera concerning Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, The White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi, and the United Klans of America, Inc. Also included were forms and receipts from the Mississippi Constitutional Council. All non-blank pages were scanned and can be accessed here. The original documents can be viewed in the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. The blue case, robe, and hood are in the care of the Two Mississippi Museums. DPS Freedom Rider Files, 1960-1966 (Series 2985) are also available for research.
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| 173117-1-01.pdf | "Kloran. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan." |
| 173117-1-02.pdf | Form, "Application for Citizenship in the Invisible Empire Knights of the Ku Klux Klan." |
| 173117-1-03.pdf | Chart, Klan leadership hierarchy by title only. |
| 173117-1-04.pdf | "The Kloran of The White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Realm of Mississippi." |
| 173117-1-05.pdf | The cover of "The Kloran of The White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Realm of Mississippi." |
| 173117-1-06.pdf | Form, "Application for Citizenship in the Invisible Empire The White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi." |
| 173117-1-07.pdf | Flyer, "My Fellow American: Here are Twenty Reasons WHY you should, if qualified, join, aid, and support the White Knights of the KU KLUX KLAN of Mississippi." |
| 173117-1-08.pdf | Lecture, "Executive Lecture of March 1, 1964." Notes written on back of "Executive Lecture of March 1, 1964." |
| 173117-1-09.pdf | "Imperial Executive Order." |
| 173117-1-10.pdf | Flyer, "Fifty Reasons Why You Should Be a Member of the Original Ku Klux Klan, By R. E. Davis, Sr., Imperial Wizard." |
| 173117-1-11.pdf | Article, "Harrasment." Drawing on back of "Harrasment." |
| 173117-1-12.pdf | Article, "Secrecy." Pages 1-2. Notes written on back of "Secrecy." |
| 173117-1-13.pdf | Brochure, "An Introduction to the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan." Published by the United Klans of America, Inc. |
| 173117-1-14.pdf | Pamphlet, "Here's Proof of the Red Pro-Negro Plot Against South & USA." Published for the National Election Campaign Committee by Workers Library Publishers; Republished by United Klans of America, Inc. |
| 173117-1-15.pdf | Pamphlet, "The Ugly Truth About Martin Luther King by Sam Crockett." Published by United Klans of America, Inc. |
| 173117-1-16.pdf | Booklet, "The Truth: A Photocopy of The Civil Rights Bill of 1963." Published by Montgomery Junior Chamber of Commerce. |
| 173117-1-17.pdf | "S.E. Ledger" with list of names and expenses for 1964-1965. Blank pages of ledger not scanned. |
| 173117-1-18.pdf | "Montags Blue Horse Composition Book" Meeting minutes, 1964. Blank pages of composition book not scanned. |
| 173117-1-19.pdf | Spiral notebook, Meeting Minutes, April 9, 1964 - September 10, 1964. Blank pages of notebook not scanned. |
| 173117-1-20.pdf | Envelope, Scratched out addressee; Postmark January 9, 1961. Front. Envelope, "16th." Back. |
| 173117-1-21.pdf | Receipt, Carley's Ben Franklin Stores. |
| 173117-1-22.pdf | Tylertown Bank Deposit Book. |
| 173117-1-23.pdf | Membership Tally Form, "Sample." Mississippi Constitutional Council. |
| 173117-1-24.pdf | Membership Tally Form, May 21, 1964. Mississippi Constitutional Council. |
| 173117-1-25.pdf | Membership Tally Form, May 28, 1964. Mississippi Constitutional Council. |
| 173117-1-26.pdf | Membership Tally Form, September 11, 1964. Mississippi Constitutional Council. 3 copies. |
| 173117-1-27.pdf | Membership Tally Form, blank. Mississippi Constitutional Council. |
| 173117-1-29.pdf | Book Fee Receipt, "Sample." Mississippi Constitutional Council. |
| 173117-1-30.pdf | Book Fee Receipt, partially completed. Mississippi Constitutional Council. |
| 173117-1-31.pdf | Book Fee Receipt, blank. Mississippi Constitutional Council. |